Hi, I'm a lurker who finally registered. I have a question. Are the areas listed in the poll not EXURBS? As a native, I maintain that Meyerland, Tanglewood, Afton Oaks, Riverside, etc. have been and continue to constitute Houston's suburbs and these newer areas -often ten or twenty miles further out- are properly called (at best) "distant suburbs" or (my preference) "exurbs". This "inner" ring of widely varying neighborhoods was suburban 50 years ago. The utterly suburban character of these 'hoods has not changed a whit, though demographics may have. They are car-dominated, single-family home, St. Augustine lawn neighborhoods. They have not moved closer to downtown, nor in many cases are they all that convenient to downtown. They are not "inner city", except in relation to these exurbs. They are still Houston's suburbs. I understand why our Big Brother developers prefer "suburb" for these distant places, but it seems disingenuous to link, say, Meyerland with Greatwood, or Afton Oaks with Cinco Ranch. It's only a little hyperbolic to claim they're in a different REGION from suburban Houston. This distinction becomes particularly important when a new arrival inquires about where to move in our area. I think this is a vote on Houston's exurbs. Thoughts/Corrections? Thanks!
